Encyclical of His Eminence Metropolitan Nektarios of Hong Kong and South East Asia to the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the members of the Orthodox Communities of the Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia

On Sunday, March 15, the Sunday of the Great Lent dedicated to the Holy Cross, Metropolitan Nektarios of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at the Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Luke in Hong Kong.

The Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia carries out missionary work offering the testimony of the Orthodox faith, supporting the Orthodox Christians, foreigners and locals, who live in South East Asia, and presents dynamic activation on the fields of the social welfare, health and education. Our love can become a ray of hope and life for thousands of people in South East Asia.

The Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong was founded with the decision of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in 1996 after being detached from the Orthodox Metropolitanate of New Zealand. In the same year it was recognized by the Government of Hong Kong.

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